Nodding syndrome in northern Uganda: overview and community perspectives.
Epilepsy Behav
; 26(1): 22-4, 2013 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-23207514
ABSTRACT
The increasing prevalence of nodding syndrome in northern Uganda has generated a wide range of speculations with respect to etiology and natural history of and best possible medical treatment for this mysterious seizure disorder. Despite in-depth investigations by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ministry of Health in Uganda, no clear causal factors have emerged. At the same time, northern Uganda communities are voicing concern for their lack of knowledge about nodding syndrome. The purpose of this commentary is to summarize northern Uganda community perceptions of this syndrome. These reflections demonstrate the need for larger investigations into the impact of nodding syndrome and other seizure disorders on local communities both in northern Uganda and throughout the world, in particular rural areas of resource poor countries.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Convulsões
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Transtornos dos Movimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
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America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article